Will SKA and Lokomotiv double their advantage tonight?

Favorites showed their class with shutout victories on Sunday, while Admiral managed to defeat Salavat Yulaev once again in OT. Neftekhimik again lost its opportunity to give Ak Bars a good run and lost again.

12:30: Admiral vs Salavat Yulaev

Series stand
Admiral leads the series 2-1 (2:1 OT, 2:5, 3:2 OT).

About the game
Admiral rallied back from a 0:2 deficit in game three and solved the match in OT with d-man Yury Pautov tallying his second of the season with fewer than six minutes to go in the first extra time. The Sailors had three goals from the blueline in game three, but forward Danil Faizullin contributed with two helpers – including on the game-winner.

Salavat Yulaev’s forward Alexander Kadeikin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.

Injury list
Admiral: Dmitry Sayustov, Gleb Zyryanov.

17:00: Neftekhimik vs Ak Bars

Series stand
Ak Bars leads the series 2-1 (3:2 OT, 1:4, 1:4).

About the game
In game three, Alex Radulov kept his scoring streak alive as Ak Bars celebrated its second straight 4:1 win over Neftekhimik, who failed to impress again after winning the very first postseason match. Timur Bilyalov had 25 saves for Kazan, while Dmitry Kagarlitsky added two helpers to his loot.

Ak Bars’ forward Alexander Radulov is on a nine-game scoring streak, with 13 (6+7) points.

Injury list
Neftekhimik: Ilya Fedotov, Emil Garipov.

19:30: Dinamo Minsk vs SKA

Series stand
SKA leads the series 2-1 (6:4, 2:5, 0:4).

About the game
SKA left no chance to the Belarusian franchise, ruining Craig Woodcraft’s milestone of being the first North American coach to have 300 games at the KHL level. Dmitry Nikolayev celebrated his first shutout of this year’s postseason with a 26-save performance.

SKA’s goalie Dmitry Nikolayev is on a 63:34 shutout streak.

SKA’s forward Nikita Gusev is on a six-game scoring streak, with 11 (4+7) points over that span.

SKA’s forward Marat Khusnutdinov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.

Injury list
Dinamo Minsk: Nikita Zorkin.
SKA: Danila Moiseyev, Nikolai Prokhorkin, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi.

19:30: Vityaz vs Lokomotiv

Series stand
Lokomotiv leads the series 2-1 (1:0 OT, 2:6, 0:4).

About the game
A double by rookie Daniil Tesanov – who has already three goals in the series for Loko – and 31 saves by Bocharov were too much for Vityaz, who failed to convert its chances in game three. With Lokomotiv taking the lead, the pressure is on for the Moscow Region team, who will have a hard time to recover should they give Loko also game four.

Lokomotiv’s goalie Daniil Isayev is on a 73:16 shutout streak.

Injury list
Lokomotiv: Yegor Korshkov

Milestone alert

Vityaz’s forward Kirill Rasskazov lines up for his 400^th KHL game.